2026-05-08 10:22:05

Daniel Dubois has vowed to “take out the trash” against Fabio Wardley.

The British boxer is looking to claim his rival’s WBO heavyweight world title in Saturday’s (09.05.26) bout in Manchester and has been fired up by Wardley’s suggestion that he would be a “bin man” if he hadn’t made it in boxing.

Dubois said in the pre-fight press conference: “Well, I am going to take out the trash. I am the dustman, he is the trash mate. I’ll take out the trash.

“I shared the ring with a top southpaw, a top heavyweight in Usyk, the best of his generation. I am a new fighter now and I am a new man.

“This feels like a great fight for me…a great opportunity and I’m going to take it with both hands. After that, I’ll fight whoever, but yeah, one step at a time.

“It is for who is the governor in British boxing. This is the top level.”

Wardley has enjoyed a remarkable rise in the ring after starting out as a white-collar boxer but Dubois has promised to halt his rival’s fairytale story.

The former world champion said: “I think I’m going to show I have a punch and a bit of boxing skill about me. I am the one with the amateur experience and pedigree and I’m going to show that.

“I mean, his luck runs out when he comes against me.

“You’ve seen him keep coming back from the dead and this time he stays dead. RIP.”

Wardley has defended his “bin man” comment about Dubois during the press conference and claimed that he wasn’t trying to disrespect his opponent.

He explained: “Someone asked me what you might have as a job and I said, ‘It might be a bin man’, but don’t let other people get in your head.

“It’s not disrespectful. I didn’t say it was a bad job.”

Wardley is also confident that he will make a successful first defence of his WBO title.

The pugilist said: “Irrespective of pedigree, history, experience, I believe that I can beat him.

“Whatever happens in the fight, that belief I have is unwavering and I always have 100 per cent confidence.

“I’ve proven that time and time again. It’s going to be over and out. He’s going to be cleaned out.”

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